Government IT

Driverless Shuttle Testing Underway In London’s Greenwich

5,000 members of the public have signed up to ride in the autonomous prototype shuttle

8 years ago

Silicon 360: Breaking Down The Barriers To Cloud

EVENT: Our first Silicon 360 event will bring together the world of tech to discuss the final frontiers in cloud…

8 years ago

University Of Edinburgh Is Scotland’s First Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence

University of Edinburgh joins government-accredited national cybersecurity research scheme

8 years ago

US ISPs Promise Not To Sell Browsing Histories Despite New Freedoms

US ISPs give privacy advocates a boost despite changes to FCC regulations

8 years ago

Quiz: April Fools’ Day Tech – True Or False?

April Fools' Day: How good are you at spotting fact from fiction?

8 years ago

DVLA Has Digital Drivers License Ambitions For Apple Pay

The government agency is aiming to have a working prototype available by September 2017

8 years ago

Ofcom Orders BT Openreach To Reduce Cost Of Superfast Broadband

Ofcom says cheaper superfast broadband will incentivise ultrafast rollout and new Openreach targets will boost service levels

8 years ago

NAO: Government Digital Service ‘Struggling To Adapt’

After carrying out its initial objectives, the Cabinet Office's GDS has found it difficult to define its place in managing…

8 years ago

Liberty Global: Road To 5G Is Far From Certain If Market Is Too Competitive

Mike Fries, CEO of Virgin Media's parent company Liberty Global, and French telco giant Orange say current mobile market is…

8 years ago

Box Adds 100,000 Students And Staff At Five UK Universities

Box says platform can help students share content and work together on assignments

8 years ago

Government Pushes Cyber Essentials Security Certificate Programme

The government will now require all contractors to obtain a Cyber Essentials certificate

8 years ago

NAO Study Finds ‘Urgent’ Government Digital Skills Gap

At least 2,000 digital staff are needed within the next five years, and probably far more - and the private…

8 years ago

Ofcom Fines BT £42m For Breaching Ethernet Contract Commitments

BT sets aside £300m to compensate Openreach customers who had compensation payments reduced because of retrospective Ethernet deadline extensions

8 years ago

Home Secretary Slams WhatsApp’s ‘Completely Unacceptable’ Encryption After London Attacks

Messaging service providers such as WhatsApp and Apple are offering militants 'a place to hide', says home secretary

8 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (24th March 2017)

Test your weekly tech news knowledge but don’t forget to study our articles first!

8 years ago

Top Windows 10 Business Laptops, PCs And Hybrids To Upgrade To

Time for an upgrade? Silicon selects the best and most interesting Windows 10 machines suitable for work in and out…

8 years ago

Ofcom Mulls Automatic Compensation For Broadband Problems

Regulator rejects industry proposals, and proposes instant compensation for when landline and broadband services goes wrong

8 years ago

London Fintech Status Under Threat From EU Passporting

European Commission launches fintech consultation process as it considers regulatory changes

8 years ago

Silicon TV: Nokia 3310, CeBIT & New iPad

Watch all the latest news and views from the world of technology

8 years ago

Ofcom Fines Plusnet £880,000 For Charging Old Broadband Customers

Left Plusnet between May 2013 and September 2015? Check your bills, you may be eligible for a refund

8 years ago

UK Tech Boasts Higher Salaries And More Investment Than Other Industries

Salaries and investment into UK companies are higher than ever as digital continues to fuel UK economy

8 years ago

ICO: Councils ‘Have Work To Do’ Ahead Of GDPR

'Concerning' shortcomings include the lack of mandatory data protection training at many local authorities, the ICO said

8 years ago

UK Tech Sector Is More Attractive Despite Brexit

KPMG says the UK, and London, will continue to attract tech talent and funding

8 years ago

Internet of Trees: Melbourne Uses Smart City Tech To Stay World’s Most Liveable Place

Melbourne is the world's most liveable city. Smart technology and IoT are how it plans to stay that way as…

8 years ago

Unsecured Apple, Android Smartphones Are Major Security Threats

ANALYSIS: Apple & Android smartphones that lack augmented security measures leave high-priority hacking targets, such as President Donald Trump, vulnerable

8 years ago

Three Education Tech Trends For 2017

What can we expect to see in education technology over the next 12 months?

8 years ago

WD, UN Use Big Data Competition To Fight Climate Change

Data for Climate Action is an open innovation challenge to use data science and big data from the private sector…

8 years ago

IBM Watson Powers Virtual Assistant For Arthritis Research UK

The system is currently being tested by 300 people with arthritis to provide immediate and informative answers

8 years ago

Sir Tim Berners-Lee Calls For Curbs On ‘Fake News’ And Data Abuse

The British web inventor urged more effective regulation of targeted political adverts drawing on vast stores of personal data

8 years ago

Ofcom ‘Will Demand’ Openreach Lower Wholesale Fibre Broadband Costs

Ofcom's next step in battle for more competitive fibre broadband market will apparently see it target BT Openreach wholesale costs

8 years ago